Biography

Britta Grauke is Co-Managing Partner of Weil’s German offices, heads the German Litigation Practice – which she has helped build since joining Weil almost two decades ago – and serves as a member of the Firm's Management Committee. She is widely recognized for representing international clients in litigation as well as restructuring in Germany and abroad, and is described by Chambers Global as having an excellent track record in these proceedings.
Her practice spans issues relating to corporate law, capital markets, competition, IP law and disputes arising from M&A transactions. Britta is also well-known for her skill in advising clients in compliance issues and crisis management. Through her work in insolvency-related litigation and assistance to creditors, sponsors, investors and managing directors in highly contested crisis situations, she has become a well-known advisor in German and international restructuring situations.
Awards and Recognition, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Britta Grauke Named a “Leading” Lawyer for Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Germany Award Brief — Chambers Europe 2016
- Britta Grauke Named a “Leading” Lawyer for Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Germany Award Brief — Chambers Global 2016
- Britta Grauke Named "Leading" Lawyer for Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Germany Award Brief — Chambers Europe 2015
Latest Thinking
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The Weil European Distress Index
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Neil Devaney,
Andrew J. Wilkinson,
Anne-Sophie Noury and
Britta Grauke
— November 01, 2023
Corporate distress has risen over the last quarter – particularly across European healthcare firms – according to the latest Weil European Distress Index. The quarterly study, which aggregates data from more than 3,750 listed corporates and financial market indicators, reveals that shrinking profits, liquidity challenges, and declining investment metrics are all driving this increase. The fading ...
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Germany’s Long Way to Class Actions – The Implementation of the EU Directive on Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers
Blog Post — European Disputes Blog
— By
Britta Grauke and
Gero Pogrzeba
— May 23, 2023
Class actions are historically unfamiliar to German civil procedural law. Transferring the findings and evaluations of a single model case to various cases with a similar background contradicts a cornerstone principle of German civil procedural law - that the assertion of claims on behalf of a third party is prohibited. ...
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German share pledge enforcement: German Federal Supreme Court finally provides clarification on who is entitled to enforce
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Britta Grauke and
Matthias Eiden
— March 15, 2023
Since the beginning of the 21st century and the first big wave of security enforcements in Germany, who holds the entitlement to enforce a share pledge has caused countless disputes between pledgees and insolvency administrators. This issue has now been resolved by a recently released judgment of the German Federal Supreme Court of 27 Oct ...
- German Share Pledge Enforcement: German Federal Supreme Court Finally Provides Clarification on Who Is Entitled to Enforce Alert — By Britta Grauke and Matthias Eiden — PDF — March 15, 2023
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US/UK/EU financial sanctions in response to the situation in Ukraine
Blog Post — European Disputes Blog
— By
Christopher Marks,
Hayley Lund,
Britta Grauke,
Marc Lordonnois,
Timothy C. Welch,
Gero Pogrzeba,
Rosalind Meehan and
Zoë Wedderburn-Day
— March 04, 2022
INTRODUCTION This note provides an overview of the financial sanctions introduced by the United States government, the UK government and the European Union in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia as of 3 March 2022. Given that this is an evolving situation, the sanctions landscape remains fluid and will continue to change considerably ...
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Named a Top Investigations Firm by Global Investigations Review in 2023 Firm Announcement — December 01, 2023
- Britta Grauke Recognized Among Germany’s Top Trailblazing Lawyers for 2023 by Business Today News Firm Announcement — June 13, 2023